Scholarship Directory

Scholarship Amount Number Available Eligibility Deadline

Martha Guy Educational Fund Scholarship

One-time $3,000 Two Awards

Avery County residents that will be graduating seniors or have graduated Avery County High School, a charter school in Avery county, or a certified homeschool program in Avery County or have completed their GED.

March 15, 2023

Mary R. Hemphill Scholarship

Up to $2,500 renewable for 3 more years Two Awards

Applicants must be graduates of Western North Carolina's Charles D. Owen High School, Madison High School, or McDowell High School, and currently attending a college or university in North Carolina or Tennessee, and engaged in a course of study leading to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, with a strong preference for students with demonstrated interest in working with large animals.

June 5, 2023

Mike Davis Team Spirit Award

One-time $3,000 One Award

Graduating senior of Freedom High School who is a member of the Freedom High School boys or girls basketball team.

Jan. 20, 2023

Murice C. Talley Memorial Scholarship

$2,000 renewable for up to three more years One Award

Graduating seniors of Avery County's Crossnore Academy, Burke County's public high schools and the North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton.

Jan. 20, 2023

Nathaniel Ellis Cannady, Jr. Scholarship

$5,000 renewable for 3 more years One Award

Graduating public high school seniors from schools located in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Rutherford and Yancey counties intending to study engineering, construction, project management or information technology.

Jan. 20, 2023

North Carolina Alpha Epsilon Memorial Scholarship

One-time $1,000 One Award

One graduating female senior from one of the following high schools on a rotational basis as follows: A.C. Reynolds (2023), Asheville High (2024), C.A. Erwin (2025), C.D. Owen (2026), Enka (2027), North Buncombe (2028) and T.C. Roberson (2029).

Jan. 20, 2023

Powers Scholarship for Avery County Schools

$4,000 renewable for 3 more years One Award

Graduating seniors of Avery County High School, STEM School, or Blue Ridge Academy.

Jan. 20, 2023

R. Walker Geitner III Memorial Scholarship

One-time $2,000 One Award

Graduate or graduating senior of Asheville High School who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in film, video production, visual or performing arts.

Jan. 20, 2023

Reichman Scholarship Fund

$5,000 renewable for 3 more years One Award

Graduating senior of Andrews High School who plans to attend a school in the University of North Carolina system or the two-year North Carolina Community College System.

Jan. 20, 2023

Roger W. Morrison Scholarship

One-time $1,000 One Award

Pathologist’s Medical Laboratory and Mission Hospitals Laboratories employees with eighteen (18) months of completed service at the time of application qualify for the Scholarship. Qualified employees, spouses of employees, and children of employees may apply to the fund. At the time of application, the applicant must be a senior in a secondary school or doing equivalent work, or a secondary school graduate.

Jan. 20, 2023

Rotary Club of Asheville Harry R. Morrill Scholarship

One-time $5,000 Five Awards

Open to applicants with superior academics, leadership and community service, whose primary residence is in Buncombe County, and who are seniors in public or private high schools in Buncombe County or the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) or the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA).

Jan. 20, 2023

Rotary Club of Asheville - West / Warren Bogue Memorial Scholarship

One-time $500 One Award Graduating seniors of Enka High School who demonstrate academic promise, financial need, a desire to succeed, and evidence of involvement with their school and community. Jan. 20, 2023

Rotary Club of Asheville - West / John Maggard Memorial Scholarship

One-time $500 One Award Graduating seniors of Clyde A. Erwin High School who demonstrate academic promise, financial need, a desire to succeed, and evidence of involvement with their school and community. Jan. 20, 2023

Ruth Paddison Scholarship

One-time $3,000 Three Awards

Public high school seniors whose primary legal residence is in Madison County, who are eager to pursue a higher education, have demonstrated financial need and a good academic track record.

Jan. 20, 2023

S. Hayes Robinson Memorial Dance Scholarship

One-time $1,000 One Award

Graduating seniors of public or private schools in Buncombe County who intend to study and/or seriously participate in any style of performance dance.

Jan. 20, 2023

Transylvania Excellence in Education / Excellence Award

One-time $1,500 One Award

Transylvania County public high school senior who has demonstrated excellence in the study of English.

Jan. 20, 2023

Walter "Pop" Jarvis Scholarship

One-time $1,000 One Award

Graduating seniors of Avery County High School who plan to pursue full-time higher education.

Jan. 20, 2023

William Bradley Ayers Memorial Scholarship

One-time $1,500 One Award

Graduating senior member of the Asheville High School band.

Jan. 20, 2023

WNC Regional Scholarships

$1,000; recipients create a pool from which finalists are selected to interview for several renewable scholarships, worth up to $5,000 per year for four years One Award per Qualifying School

Graduating seniors from each public high school or certified home school in the 18 western counties.

Jan. 20, 2023

Yates L. and Louise D. Holland Scholarship

One-time $2,000 One Award

Graduating seniors of Eastern Randolph High School or East Rutherford High School with a preference for students who will attend UNC-Chapel Hill.

Jan. 20, 2023